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Russian spy ‘hoarded surveillance gadgets in British hotel’

Russian spy ‘hoarded surveillance gadgets in British hotel’

12:55, 10.01.2025
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Russian spy ‘hoarded surveillance gadgets in British hotel’ A Russian spy, who compared himself to a James Bond character, hoarded a large stash of surveillance gadgets in a British seaside hotel, a court heard.

A Russian spy, who compared himself to a James Bond character, hoarded a large stash of surveillance gadgets in a British seaside hotel, a court heard.

A jury at the Old Bailey court in London was told on Thursday that a “significant amount of IT and surveillance equipment” was hidden away in an office and two storage rooms at the “typical seaside hotel.” Photo: Callum Jones/MPS
A jury at the Old Bailey court in London was told on Thursday that a “significant amount of IT and surveillance equipment” was hidden away in an office and two storage rooms at the “typical seaside hotel.” Photo: Callum Jones/MPS

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Bulgarian national Orlin Roussev, 46, prepared espionage operations on Ukrainian targets from his base at the guesthouse in Great Yarmouth on England’s east coast. 

Local media reports said he told his handler he felt like “Q,” the technology wiz in the Bond movies. 


Roussev and another man have admitted running a spy ring on behalf of Russia but three other Bulgarians have denied the charges and are on trial. 


A jury at the Old Bailey court in London was told on Thursday that a “significant amount of IT and surveillance equipment” was hidden away in an office and two storage rooms at the “typical seaside hotel,” Sky News reported. 


Jurors were shown images of devices found by the authorities. 


Among them were two black “IMSI grabbers,” described in court as “law enforcement grade” equipment worth around £160,000 (€190,000) in total that could intercept or disrupt mobile phone communications. 


Other gadgets found by police at a separate address in north London included a black cap with a hidden camera and a plastic Coke bottle with a waterproof camera behind the label, according to the Daily Mirror newspaper. 


In all, over 3,500 pieces of evidence were seized during the investigation that was codenamed Operation Skirp. 


Prosecutors told the court that the alleged spy ring planned to track mobile phones used by Ukrainian military personnel, who were being trained to operate the Patriot missile defense system at an American military base in Stuttgart, Germany. 


They hoped the information would eventually allow them to locate the missiles back in Ukraine. 


Roussev is alleged to have taken instructions from a handler called Jan Marsalek, who is wanted in connection with a fraud case linked to the German financial company called Wirecard, the Daily Mirror wrote. 

Both Roussev and 43-year-old Biser Dzhambazov have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to collect information useful to an enemy. Three others—

Katrin Ivanova, Vanya Gaberova, and Tihomir Ivanchev—have denied the charges. 


The court case in London is still ongoing. 

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